Nebraska State Council for the Social Studies

The Mission of the Nebraska State Council for the Social Studies

Our organization will assume a leadership role in education in Nebraska, create a collaborative space for all Social Studies organizations in the state to operate, and to serve the interest of members of the National Council for the Social Studies and this state's affiliation.

An opportunity to share your thoughts about why history matters-

Driving Force Institute (DFI), a non-profit dedicated to engaging students in learning American history, has just announced our newest venture: spotlighting the voices of teachers in a new book, Why History Matters: American History Teachers Speak Out. We are seeking social studies and American history teachers who would like to share their stories in their own words. We are interested in original submissions of up to 1,000 words and will award $500 to each author selected for inclusion in the book. Submission and topic information is available here: https://drivingforceinstitute.org/f/teachers-in-your-own-words-tell-us-why-history-matters.

DFI works with thousands of educators and reaches millions of K-12 students with its award-winning short-form video initiative “Untold History,” developed in partnership with The New York Historical Society, Smithsonian National Museum of American History, iCivics, White House Historical Association, and American Battlefield Trust. In our work with educators, we are regularly struck by the passion social studies and history teachers bring to their work and the enthusiasm their students show. We decided to provide a platform for teachers to share their unique stories that can inspire others and show what can be accomplished when we allow teachers to teach. We intend to release the book at the end of 2022 and will be promoting it and the authors to media in their communities and nationally.

Jessica Schwartz Hahn
Driving Force Institute for Public Engagement
C: 571-239-3260
jessica@drivingforceinstitute.org
https://www.drivingforceinstitute.org

Deadline: Friday, September 16, 2022

The NSCSS annual conference scheduled for
Thursday and Friday, June 2-3, 2022 has been canceled.
Please monitor this site for future conference opportunities!

This FREE workshop which offers a $75 stipend is available to a limited number of participants who register for the NSCSS conference. Select to attend when you register!

*****Many professional development/travel opportunities are available. Go to the Teacher Resources menu and use the Professional Development/Travel tab to view them.*****

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*****Go to the Annual Conference (Awards) page and the Archives to see some of Nebraska's outstanding social studies educators!*****

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Who represents you on the Nebraska State Board of Education?
Contact your Board member with comments and concerns.

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http://news.legislature.ne.gov/edu/
Education Committee of the Nebraska Legislature -

Sen. Lynne Walz, Chairperson
District 15
Room 1107
P.O. Box 94604
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2625
Email: lwalz@leg.ne.gov

Committee Members

Sen. Jen Day Email: jday@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Lou Ann Linehan Email: llinehan@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Terrell McKinney Email: tmckinney@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Adam Morfeld Email: amorfeld@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dave Murman Email: dmurman@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks Email: ppansingbrooks@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Rita Sanders Email: rsanders@leg.ne.gov

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Three times each week the National Council for the Social Studies sends out a brief update about what is happening in Social Studies classrooms around the country. Click the link below for a recent NCSS SmartBrief. To search the archives go to:

NCSS SmartBrief

Interested in Getting Published?

NSCSS is posting lesson plans, book reviews significant to social studies, and editorials from our members. If you are interested in seeing your work reflected on our website please send your contributions to nebraskasocialstudiescouncil@gmail.com
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